ZAND – 'Slut Money'

Welcome to ZAND’s colourful world of “ugly pop” but proceed with caution: once you step into the weirdly wonderful universe of new single ‘Slut Money’, you won’t want to leave. 

Endlessly intriguing is the best way to describe ZAND’s sound. With vibrant rhythms and an intoxicating bassline, the Blackpool-born artist keeps you tight in their grasp. Showcasing an innovate take on future pop, ZAND transcends genres and, in the process of crafting exceptionally catchy soundscapes, puts a cisheteronormative society in its place. Unapologetically vocal, ugly bop ‘Slut Money’ sneers in the face of slut shamers and whorephobic men so bluntly, it makes you want to scream every word at the top of your lungs – “I find it hard to understand how such a little fucking man could be so damn intitled with his cock sticking out of his pants just ‘cause of money in his hands.” By injecting gritty melodies with jagged vocals and feisty electronica, ZAND creates a whole new brand of music that struts onto the scene ready to fight for the underdogs of the world.

Bold and unafraid, ZAND’s ugly pop is an exciting example of what music should be like. Empowering, encouraging, fluid. Continuously evolving, breaking out of perceived norms to create something bigger and better. If there was ever a time and place to reinvent sound and use it as a form of activism, it’s right here, right now.

Words by Laura Freyaldenhoven

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